Living in Kawasaki

In Kawasaki (Fukuoka Prefecture), tenants pay an average rent of €132 a month (2023).

An unemployment rate of 9.24% was measured at the end of 2020. At the end of 2020, the population density reached 419.9 people per km².

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population15,176people1 Oct 2020Official source · 2020 Population Census, Small Area Tabulation, Table 2: Population by sex, foreign population and households —町丁・字等

Average gross salary1,887EUR/month30 Jun 2025Regional figureOfficial source · MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table

Average rent131.9EUR/month31 Dec 2023Official source · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings

Unemployment rate9.24%country median 3.8% — 145% aboveOfficial source · 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計第1-2表)

Recorded crime757.6incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · 令和７年の犯罪情勢 / 令和７年の犯罪情勢統計表, 図表1-5-2

PM2.5, annual mean10.14µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Higher unemployment than any other Japanese city that publishes it and dirtier air than 87% of Japanese cities that publish it.

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Kawasaki?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in JapanNational rates and thresholds that apply in Kawasaki.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Japan's Housing and Land Survey monthly-rent measure excludes security deposits, key money/right money and common-area charges. The Ministry of Land says deposit terms vary by regional custom; these sources provide context, not a comparable city-level distribution. Statistics Bureau glossary (2018) · MLIT rental-housing Q&A.

No city-level rent figure is published for Kawasaki. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesKawasaki highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Hiroshima€8.38

Sapporo€7.56

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Saitama€10.37

Chiba€9.08

Fukuoka€9.00

Kobe€8.87

Sendai€8.85

Nagoya€8.81

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	31.61 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	ドコモ光月額料金 — NTTドコモ¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB³Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	131.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2023	2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings²Official

Is Kawasaki a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–68%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–68%

Student64%strong on cost, weak on education · range 53–75%

Family54%strong on safety, weak on education · range 43–65%

Retirement60%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–73%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Kawasaki?

The unemployment rate is about 9.2 % (October 2020).

Unemployment rate: 9.24 % · 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計第1-2表)¹³

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Kawasaki is 9.2%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Kawasaki 9.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,887 EUR/month	30 Jun 2025	MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table⁴Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	9.24 %country median 3.8%	31 Dec 2020	総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計第1-2表)¹³Official

What does a salary buy in Kawasaki?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,227of €1,412 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€1,412
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings · 2023-12-31	− €132
Internet€32 · official · ドコモ光月額料金 · 2026-09-30	− €32
Mobile plan€22 · official · docomo mini 10GB · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,227

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Kawasaki Salary needed to live in Kawasaki

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kawasaki. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Hello Work — Public employment service

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kawasaki. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	757.6 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	令和７年の犯罪情勢 / 令和７年の犯罪情勢統計表, 図表1-5-2¹¹Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Kawasaki's nearest airport was FUK, 34 km away and offered 37 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	37 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	34 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	FUK	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kawasaki. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course

Agency for Cultural Affairs

For foreigners living in Japan.

JapaneseIn Person, Online

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Kawasaki.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 5.4°C in January and 25.7°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 59.7 mm in January and 156.2 mm in July. Kawasaki's average monthly sunshine was 192.6 hours in January and 151.4 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Kawasaki?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10.1 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 10.14 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023⁵

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.510.1WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in JapanAnnual PM2.5 in Kawasaki is 10.1 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Kawasaki 10.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10.14 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 9.8 · Feb 10.9 · Mar 14.2 · Apr 19.4 · May 23.6 · Jun 26.1 · Jul 29.9 · Aug 31.3 · Sep 27.5 · Oct 22 · Nov 16.7 · Dec 12 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO⁸Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.2 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 5 · Apr 9.8 · May 14.6 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 20.3 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 3.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO⁸Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by month	Jan 5.4 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 14.3 · May 18.8 · Jun 21.9 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 26.9 · Sep 23.3 · Oct 18 · Nov 12.5 · Dec 7.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO⁸Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by month	Jan 59.7 · Feb 56.5 · Mar 116 · Apr 133.7 · May 139.7 · Jun 167.8 · Jul 156.2 · Aug 154.7 · Sep 224.9 · Oct 234.8 · Nov 96.3 · Dec 57.9 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO⁸Official · parent municipality
Average sunshine by month	Jan 192.6 · Feb 170.4 · Mar 175.3 · Apr 178.8 · May 179.6 · Jun 124.2 · Jul 151.4 · Aug 174.2 · Sep 126.7 · Oct 129.4 · Nov 149.8 · Dec 174.4 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO⁸Official · parent municipality

Similar climate. In Japan: Ichinomiya ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Little Rock (United States) ±2.1 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.4 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.5 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±3.1 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±3.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Kawasaki?

The published population was 15,176 people in October 2020. Source: 2020 Population Census, Small Area Tabulation, Table 2: Population by sex, foreign population and households —町丁・字等¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.9%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	36.14 km²	3 Aug 2026	国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)¹²Official
Foreign-resident share	1.11 %	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	161 people	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)¹⁵Official
Population density	419.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2020	総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)¹⁴Official
Population	15,176 people	1 Oct 2020	2020 Population Census, Small Area Tabulation, Table 2: Population by sex, foreign population and households —町丁・字等¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Kawasaki

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Nakatsu as a Kawasaki alternative in the same region

35 km away, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 3.9% Nakatsu vs 1.1% Kawasaki+249%
Unemployment: 3.9% Nakatsu vs 9.2% Kawasaki−57%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 383 Nakatsu vs 758 Kawasaki−49%

Full comparison More about Nakatsu

Nihommatsu as a Kawasaki alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 975 km, better on 4 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 4.2% Nihommatsu vs 9.2% Kawasaki−55%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 498 Nihommatsu vs 758 Kawasaki−34%
Annual PM2.5: 7.1 µg/m³ Nihommatsu vs 10.1 µg/m³ Kawasaki−30%
Foreign residents: 1.5% Nihommatsu vs 1.1% Kawasaki+34%

Full comparison More about Nihommatsu

Cities near Kawasaki

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Tagawa 4.0 km away

Rent: 4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Kama 8.8 km away

Rent: 2.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Fukuchi-machi 9.8 km away

Rent: 3.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

Other cities in Japan to compare with Kawasaki, nearest in population first.

All Japan cities

Kawasaki-machi (Fukuoka)15,176 residents Minamichita15,185 residents Mejiro15,190 residents Kawaminami-cho15,194 residents Nakagawa-machi15,215 residents Ōarai15,222 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kawasaki when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Kawasaki?

The published population was 15,176 people in October 2020. Source: 2020 Population Census, Small Area Tabulation, Table 2: Population by sex, foreign population and households —町丁・字等.

Is the air quality good in Kawasaki?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10.1 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Kawasaki?

The unemployment rate is about 9.2 % (October 2020). Source: 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計第1-2表).

How many foreign residents live in Kawasaki?

161 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民).

Is Kawasaki a good place to live?

Kawasaki may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Kawasaki?

Oto-machi, Tagawa, Soeda-machi, Itoda-machi, Kawara-machi are near Kawasaki. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Kawasaki (Fukuoka Prefecture), Japan: population, rent, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1977a8ef25ccc8786d340d56a9d5f6b7]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kawasaki-07-1851269/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kawasaki (Fukuoka Prefecture), Japan: population, rent, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {1977a8ef25ccc8786d340d56a9d5f6b7},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kawasaki-07-1851269/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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